ABSTRACT Title of Thesis: FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICAITONS THROUGH A FOREST CANOPY Clinton Lee Edwards‚ Master of Science‚ 2004 Thesis Directed By: Professor Christopher C. Davis‚ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering This paper models the effects of the leaves of mature broadleaf trees on air-to-ground free-space optical (FSO) communication systems operating through the leaf canopy. Ecological radiation transfer models are considered and the concept of Leaf Area Index
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CHAPTER 1 The Basic Theory of Human Capital 1. General Issues One of the most important ideas in labor economics is to think of the set of marketable skills of workers as a form of capital in which workers make a variety of investments. This perspective is important in understanding both investment incentives‚ and the structure of wages and earnings. Loosely speaking‚ human capital corresponds to any stock of knowledge or characteristics the worker has (either innate or acquired) that contributes
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Attributions Fundamental Attribution Error – Blame on people first‚ then situation. Self Serving Bias – If won‚ it’s our success‚ if failed‚ their fault. Selective Perception – selectively interpret what they see on basis of their interest‚ background‚ exp and attitude. Halo/Devil Effect – draw general impression on one of their trait. XX光环 Contrast Effect -- evaluation of someone’s characteristics that are affected by comparing with other who rank higher or lower on the same characteristic Another
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rising auto insurance claims on the east coast Advanced Multivariate Data analysis Project Proposal Submitted To Prof. Malay Bhattacharyya BY – GROUP 9 Paarth Gupta (1211281) Samidh Pratap (1211296) Shrey Sahay (1211294) Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore Date: 06.12.2013 Introduction The company’s profits have been decreasing although the revenue has increased. This is because the number of claims has been increasing. The company wants to figure out what factors affect
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plot(TKelvin_2‚knew‚’b*’‚TKelvin_2‚polyval(c1‚TKelvin_2)) Command window >> classwork_week4 ans = 1.0e+03 * 2.8178 0.0040 Editor %Question b) Equation 1 function f=classworkfuncequation1(a‚Tnew) A=a(1); B=a(2); f=A*exp(-B.*Tnew); Command window Cguessequation1=[1 1]; >> Cnew=nlinfit(Tnew‚knew‚@classworkfuncequation1‚Cguessequation1) Cnew = 27.6813 572.1670 >> Cguessequation1=[1 1]; >> Cnew=lsqcurvefit(@classworkfuncequation1‚Cguessequation1
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876.00 | Operating expenses: | R & D | $525.00 | Selling‚ General‚ and Administrative | $691.00 | In‐process R & D | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ | Restructuring costs | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ | Total Operating Exp | $1‚216.00 | Operating income | $1‚660.00 | Total interest and other Income net | $194.00 | Income before provision for Income taxes | $1‚854.00 | Provision for income Taxes (15%) | $278.10
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Omega Document Case Company Budget Example- text distributed in class- to be covered during the first week. 1. Sales Budget y/e 31 Dec 2003 number of cases sold selling price per case ₤ Sales Revenue ₤ Delta 4.000 60 240.000 Alpha 2.500 55 137.500 377.500 2. Production Budget y/e 31 Dec 2003 number of cases Delta Alpha Planned Sales 4.000 2.500 Desired ending finished goods inv. 1.100 500 total required 5.100 3.000 (less) beginning
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SOLA3507/SOLA9002 Solar Cells School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering Lecture 13 – Review Dr Alison Lennon (Rm 127 TETB) SOLA3507-9002/13-1 Assignment and Quiz Marks • • Marks for on-time assignments (Assignment 2 and PG Assignment) should be available on BB by next Mon 9 am. Final quiz marks will be available on BB by Fri 14 June (hopefully sooner). Please check your mark and come and see me if you think it is wrong. PLEASE BRING MARKED COPIES OF YOUR QUIZZES WITH YOU
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the BB is from the center of the target and record results.(The lower the number‚ the more accurate.) Name 1 2 3 4 5 Avg Notes Valerie 14cm 10cm 13cm 14cm 10cm 12.2 cm Scattered No exp. Not accurate or precise Kaisee 9cm 14cm 12cm 11cm 1cm 9.4cm Some exp. Not precise. Upper left and right of target. Accurate. Matthew 3cm 3cm 1cm 0cm 1cm 1.6cm Experienced Accurate Around center Precise Johnny 3cm 1cm 2cm 4cm 4cm 2.8cm Around center Accurate
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Introduction to Programming in MATLAB 6.094 Lecture 1: Variables‚ Scripts‚ and Operations Danilo Šćepanović IAP 2010 Course Layout • Lectures 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Variables‚ Scripts and Operations Visualization and Programming Solving Equations‚ Fitting Images‚ Animations‚ Advanced Methods Optional: Symbolic Math‚ Simulink Course Layout • Problem Sets / Office Hours One per day‚ should take about 3 hours to do Submit doc or pdf (include code‚ figures) No set office hours but available
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